Main Title |
Sustainable energy : choosing among options / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
MIT Press, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
58451915 |
ISBN |
0262201534; 9780262201537 |
Subjects |
Renewable energy sources ;
Erneuerbare Energien--(DE-588)4068598-6 ;
Energievorrat ;
Energiepolitik ;
Nachhaltige Entwicklung
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
TJ808.S85 2005 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
02/01/2016 |
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Collation |
xxiii, 846 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Sustainable energy : the engine of sustainable development -- Estimation and evaluation of energy resources -- Technical performance : allowability, efficiency, production rates -- Local, regional, and global environmental effects of energy -- Project economic evaluation -- Energy systems and sustainability metrics -- Fossil fuels and fossil energy -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy in context -- Biomass energy -- Geothermal energy -- Hydropower -- Solar energy -- Ocean waves, tide, and thermal energy conversion -- Wind energy -- Storage, transportation, and distribution of energy -- Electric power sector -- Transportation services -- Industrial energy usage -- Commercial and residential buildings -- Synergistic complex systems -- Choosing among options -- Conversion factors. Designed for advanced undergraduate/graduate students as well as others who have an interest in exploring energy resource options and technologies with a view toward achieving sustainability, this book presents trade-offs and uncertainties inherent in evaluating and choosing different energy options. |
Place Published |
Cambridge, Mass. |
PUB Date Free Form |
2005 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2005041652 |
Merged OCLC records |
60962146; 870578458 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20160216092603 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04098cam 22007814a 45C00 |